Around Town

Courtney Corbetta

REMEMBER IF YOU END UP MISSING OUR AM BUFFALO SHOW. YOU CAN CATCH UP ON ALL OUR OUR FANTASTIC SEGMENTS ANY TIME OF THE DAY. IF YOU ARE NEAR A COMPUTER OR WITH YOUR PHONE, LOG ON TO FACEBOOK AND LIKE OUR AM BUFFALO PAGE. YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER. OUR TEAM IS ALWAYS POSTING FUN VIDEOS AND PICTURES ON LOCATION FOR OUR SEGMENTS. SOMETIMES YOU CAN EVEN GET A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT WILL BE FEATURED ON THE SHOW. SINCE HALLOWEEN IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. DID YOU DECIDE ON A COSTUME YET? Send us pictures of you or your little ones in last year’s attire. Whether you were a zombie, witch or maybe you went with another person as a couple’s costume. If you send them our way, it’s possible that your picture may be featured on one of our upcoming shows. This is a great opportunity to give your fellow Buffalonians costume ideas for this Halloween. Tag our Facebook AM Buffalo page with your picture or tweet us your pics. Can’t wait to see all the spooky costumes.

SEEMS LIKE EVERYDAY THERE IS SOMETHING NEW AND FUN TO DO IN WESTERN NEW YORK. IF YOU’RE SITTING AT HOME AND DONT HAVE ANY EXCITING PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKS. TAKE OUT YOUR PAD AND PENCIL, I HAVE A FW FUN EVENTS YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO CHECK OUT.

THE FIRST COMMUNITY EVENT TAKES US OUT TO ELMA. ST. GABRIEL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IS SPONSORING A SPAGHETTI FUNDRAISER ON NOVEMBER 13TH. MMMM, I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT SAUCE SOUNDS GOOD RIGHT ABOUT NOW. IT’S AN ALL YOU CAN EAT DINNER SO MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR APPETITE. IT’S ON A SUNDAY FROM NOON TO FIVE PM. YOU CAN PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS AT THE DOOR. ONLY EIGHT DOLLARS FOR ADULTS AND THE LITTLE ONES FIVE AND UNDER ARE FREE. YOU CAN FIND ST. GABRIELS CHURCH ON CLINTON STREET, THATS JUST A HALF A MILE EAST OF TRANSIT ROAD. AND DON’T WORRY, I’VE ALREADY CHECKED. THE 13TH IS A BYE WEEK FOR THE BILLS. SO YOU WONT BE MISSING ANY FOOTBALL ACTION IF YOU ATTEND THE DINNER.

OUR NEXT EVENT TAKES US TO LARKIN SQAURE. INSTEAD OF TRICK OR TREATING HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF TRUCK OR TREAT. HOME OF THE FAMOUS FOOD TRUCK TUESDAYS, THIS FRIDAY FROM FIVE TO EIGHT PM FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE GETTING INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT. BRING THE KIDS IN THEIR COSTUMES, CANDY WILL BE GIVEN AWAY. AND I HEAR THERE MAY EVEN BE A PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST. WALK AROUND TO THE TUNES OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE BAND AND BRING AN EMPTY STOMACH. GET READY TO FIEST ALL NIGHT LONG.

SOMETIMES WITH OUR BUSY SCHEDULES, IT’S DIFFICULT TO STOP AND ENJOY THE NATURAL BEAUTIES WESTERN NEW YORK HAS TO OFFER. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU TOOK A WALK AROUND NIAGARA FALLS? ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST STATE PARK’S IS IN OUR BACKYARD. IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THE FALLS AT NIGHT, IT IS ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING. BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY OR A SIGNIFIGANT OTHER AND GO EXPLORE NIAGARA FALLS STATE PARK. FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER THE FALLS WILL BE LIT UP STARTING AT SEVEN PM TO MIDNIGHT. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PRETTY COLORS IN THE PICTURE. IMAGINE SEEING THIS IN PERSON. IF YOURE LOOKING FOR SOME MORE EXCITEMENT, EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY EVENINGS FROM NOW UNTIL HALLOWEEN WATCH THE SPECTACULAR FIRE WORK PERFORMANCE SHOOT OFF ABOVE THE FALLS. THIS ALL STARTS AT 10PM SHARP, SO GRAB A BLANKET AND GO WATCH THE SHOW.

JUST TEN MINUTES AWAY FROM THE FALLS, YOU WILL FIND OUR LADY OF FATIMA SHRINE IN LEWISTON. BEGINNING THE FRIDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING DONT MISS THEIR FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. THE SHRINE WILL BE LIT UP EVERY NIGHT FROM FIVE TO NINE PM. GROWING UP IN LEWISTON DRIVING BY THE SHRINE AT NIGHT, IT REALLY IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. WITH MORE THAN SEVENTY FIVE DISPLAYS, THERE’S SO MUCH TO LOOK AT AND SEE. IT’LL BE SURE TO PUT YOU IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

WITH THE LEAVES CHANGING AND HALLOWEEN A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AWAY. OUR MIKE RANDALL TOOK A TRIP TO THE W & J AWALD FARMS IN NORTH COLLINS. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BRING THE FAMILY ON A FALL DAY. I HEAR HE EXPLORED A PUMPKIN PATCH OR MAYBE HE GOT LOST IN A CORN MAZE. LETS SEE WHAT OUR MIKE RANDALL IS UP TO.

LAST WEEK I MADE SOME SPOOKY FRIENDS AT THE HOUSE OF HORRORS AND HAUNTED CATACOMBS. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH MICHAEL MYERS AND YOU CAN TOO. WE ARE GIVING AWAY FOUR TICKETS TO THE HAUNTED HOUSE. I’M NOT GOING TO LIE THIS PLACE IS PRETTY SCARY. THEY HAD ME WALKING THROUGH THE HAUNTED HOUSES. LETS JUST SAY I JUMPED MORE THAN ONCE. SO GIVE US A CALL 644-9840 AND YOU CAN TAKE HOME THESE SPOOKY TICKETS.

MELINDA MYERS IS BACK WITH US TODAY. WHO DOESNT LOVE SUNFLOWERS? THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL AND BIG. IN THE SUMMER THEY JUST FILL UP YOUR GARDEN SO NICELY. WELL HAVE YOU EVER TRIED SUNFLOWER SEEDS? MELINDA MEYERS HAS SOME HELPFUL TIPS OF HOW YOU CAN HARVEST SUNFLOWER SEEDS.

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